Category Manager

We’re seeking a driven and detail-oriented Sales Manager to lead Acasa’s FMCG expansion across Modern Trade, Quick Commerce, HoReCa, and E-commerce (Amazon) channels.

The ideal candidate will combine strong sales acumen with operational discipline, brand understanding, and team leadership to drive growth and profitability across verticals.

Key Responsibilities

Sales & Business Development

 Develop and execute sales strategies across Modern Trade, Quick Commerce, HoReCa, and E-commerce (Amazon) channels.

 Drive Quick Commerce tie-ups (Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, etc.)

ensuring consistent fill rates, visibility, and on-time delivery.

 Expand and manage Modern Trade business — new tie-ups, branding opportunities, and store-level execution.

 Acquire and manage HoReCa accounts, ensuring strong partnerships and growth.

 Explore and onboard new retail store tie-ups and distributors to strengthen reach and market penetration.

 Maintain vertical-wise P&L accountability, ensuring profitability across all sales channels.

 Ensure payment cycles are monitored and reconciled as per company policy. E-Commerce & Brand Coordination

 Oversee Amazon listings and catalog management, ensuring all products are correctly priced, described, and optimized.

 Maintain online hygiene — ensuring accurate inventory, images, descriptions, ratings, and timely response to customer queries.

 Coordinate with the marketing team for updated creatives, offers, product launches, and campaign rollouts across digital platforms.

 Identify and execute branding opportunities within partner stores and online marketplaces.

Team & Operations

 Conduct regular store and market visits to ensure proper visibility, placement, and compliance.

 Train, mentor, and develop the sales and promoter team to enhance performance and product knowledge.

 Maintain strong vendor relationships and follow-up for timely supply and collections.

 Collaborate closely with operations for smooth delivery logistics and minimal wastage (RTC losses).

 Provide market insights, competitor analysis, and category feedback to guide business strategy.

Qualifications & Requirements

 Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA / Master’s in Marketing preferred.

 5–7 years of FMCG (Food) sales experience — experience in Modern Trade / E- commerce / Quick Commerce / HoReCa is essential.

 Strong leadership and team-building capabilities.

 Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.

 Hands-on experience in Amazon / online retail operations preferred.

 Analytical mindset with sound knowledge of market trends, pricing, and brand visibility strategies.

●  Should have strong experience in Automation testing, developing and executing test cases. 

● Should have strong experience in Selenium with Java & Cucumber framework.

● Should have a good amount of experience working with Mobile Application testing using Appium 

● Experienced with few of the Automation Testing tools : Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, SOAP UI/Rest API, Appium. 

● Good knowledge of software testing life cycle :Test planning, Test design and execution, Defect Management, Test Reporting. 

● Hands-on experience on Functional, Regression, System and UAT Testing.

● Good exposure with both Web and Mobile Automation Testing.

● Excellent defect finding, debugging, root cause analysis capabilities. 

About Company:

In a world where digital-first (D2C) brands are thriving, our client is rewriting the rules of retail. Their mission is clear - democratize prime retail to empower digital-first brands with plug and play tools to seamlessly transition into the physical world. In the heart of innovation, brand emerges as a revolutionary retail space, an avant-garde fusion of shared economy, digital prowess, and tangible experiences

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and experienced individual to join our team as a Brand Partnerships Lead. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a proven track record of building brand partnerships, and possess a deep understanding of the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) industry, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

1. Brand Partnership Development:

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities for brand partnerships.

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of potential partners within the D2C industry.

• Develop and execute strategies to expand the company's brand partnership portfolio.

2. Sales Funnel Management:

• Manage the end-to-end sales process, from lead generation to deal closure.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of brand partnership agreements.

• Track and analyze sales metrics to optimize the sales funnel for efficiency and effectiveness.

3. Industry Knowledge:

• Stay abreast of industry trends and developments within the D2C space.

• Leverage industry knowledge to position our company as a strategic partner for potential brands.

• Provide insights and recommendations to internal teams based on market intelligence.

4. Relationship Building:

• Cultivate and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders in potential partner organizations.

• Act as the main point of contact for brand partners, ensuring their needs are met and expectations exceeded.

• Collaborate with internal teams to enhance the overall partner experience.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.

2. Proven track record of 2-5 years in building and managing brand partnerships within the D2C industry.

3. Strong network and connections within the D2C space.

4. Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

5. Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

6. Results-oriented with a focus on meeting and exceeding sales targets.

7. Adaptability and resilience in a rapidly changing business landscape.

If you are passionate about driving strategic brand partnerships, possess a deep understanding of the D2C industry, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated HR Recruiter to join our team. As an HR Recruiter, you will be responsible for sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring top talent for our organization. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a passion for finding the right candidates for the job.

Responsibilities:

• Source and recruit candidates through various channels, including job boards, social media, and referrals
• Screen resumes and applications to identify qualified candidates
• Conduct initial phone and in-person interviews to assess candidate qualifications
• Manage the interview process, including scheduling and coordinating interviews with candidates and hiring panel
• Communicate effectively with candidates throughout the hiring process, providing feedback and updates as necessary
• Negotiate offers with candidates and extend job offers to successful candidates
• Conduct reference and background checks on potential employees
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of candidate information and hiring processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field
• Proven experience as an HR Recruiter or similar role
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruitment software
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to close job offers
• Knowledge of employment laws and regulations
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and grow in the role

If you are passionate about finding the best candidates for the job and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Job Description

It is a platform for parents to find and book kids' activity classes in their neighbourhood.

We are currently hiring a Frontend developer for a startup in the B2C marketplace space based out of Mumbai.  This startup is an Online Marketplace, that serves as a Discovery and Booking Platform for Kids’ Activity Classes. Operations were launched in  November 2019, and have over 20KParents and 500+ educators listed on our Platform across the major Tier-I and Tier-II cities in India.

Platform details are listed below :

1. A SaaS platform for educators to simplify the management of their classes and workshops.
2. Educators get access to a dashboard and use our Class Management tool to create listings, view registrations, manage bookings and payments.
3. The dashboard also provides analytics for teachers to track visitor traffic, see drop offs and understand which social media channel generates maximum ROI for them.
4. Discovery & Booking Platform for parents so that they can search, view and book classes and workshops for their children.

Top 2 role must have’s

1. You should have REACT JS experience of building a product
2. You should be willing to work in a very early stage startup

Tech skills required for this role:

• Front end design in REACT JS at least 1.5 years
• AWS server
• Mongo Database
• API's written in Nodejs

What you need to have:

Responsibilities

Design Develop and maintain web functionalities

Work with Tech Lead to propose a technical solution

Liaise with designer to implement the UI/UX elements for web and mobile interfaces

Troubleshoot production problems and provide user support.

Design and conduct tests:

• Integrate multiple systems from different vendors with seamless data flow
• Investigate new technologies and continue to update your technical skills
• Write well-structured and testable code following the set guidelines

Requirements

Degree in IT or equivalent

More than 3 years of web-based application development experience in PHP.

Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks: CodeIgniter, Laravel, Bootstrap, AngularJs, Angular Material, Symphony, Zend, Cake and Flask.

Languages

PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python.

Databases: MySql

Operating Systems: Ubuntu, Windows and Macintosh.

Others: jQuery, AJAX, JSON, Celery, Git, API, AWS, Facebook API, Twitter API, Google API,PayPal Integration, nginx, Apache,AmCharts, Mpdf and PhantomJs.

Mandatory:

Strong knowledge in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tools, e.g. Jenkins

Strong knowledge in planning for testing strategy, test suites and test cases.

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git)

Understands web trends, including social media integration and the impact of the growth of mobile/tablet browsing

More than 3 years of web service (REST, SOAP) and API development and management

Strong Knowledge of security standards and techniques for web applications

Strong technical knowledge in software development methodologies, design patterns and implementation

Proven ability to carry a feature from start to finish, including prototypes, design specifications, constructive coding, unit testing and problem resolution

Preferred

Strong in SQL & PL/SQL and have good working knowledge on the relational database(s) (MySQL)

Experience With Selenium Web, Appium, Endtest.io Automated Regression Tools

Advantage

Experience with other server-side stacks (Node.js, Python, Java etc.) a plus

Experience developing native or hybrid mobile applications for IOS and/or Android a plus

Experience in the development and production of standards-based websites using HTML/5, CSS/3, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON across multiple browsers a plus